Each listing may include these fields:
NAME........The name of the competition
LAST DATE...Date of last known occurance of the competition
NEXT DATE...Date on which next competition will be held
LOCATION....Location where next competition will be held
EVENTS......A listing of events in the competition
CLASSES.....Autonomous or Remote-Controlled robots
SIZE........Max size or weight of robots that may enter
AWARDS......Type or value of awards
INFO........URL for rules, entry forms, or additional information

NAME: Critter Crunch
LAST DATE: Oct 18-20, 2013
NEXT DATE: Oct, 2014
LOCATION: Hyatt Regency Tech Center, Denver, CO
EVENTS: Robot combat - 2lbs and 20lbs event catagories
CLASSES: Autonomous and Remote-Control
SIZE: Starting size of 12"x12"x12". Expansion during event okay.
Weight limit of 20lbs. Power source must meet OSHA requirements
for indoor use.
AWARDS: Handmade art objects created by local artist. Awards for 1st, 2nd
3rd place as well as "amusing and arbitrary accomplishments".
INFO: http://www.milehicon.org/
History: http://www.owlhouse.org/laboratory/critter.html
OTHER: This contest was created by the Denver Area Mad Scientists. This
group still governs the contests. This is the original robot
battle competition and predates Robot Wars and Battle Bots by
more than 10 years.

NAME: FIRST Robotics Competition
LAST DATE: Apr 24-27, 2013
NEXT DATE: Apr 23-26, 2014
LOCATION: St. Louis, MO
EVENTS: Given a standard kit of parts, a set of rules, and a design
workshop, corporate-sponsered teams of high school students
assisted by professional engineers design and build robots.
CLASSES: Remote-Control
SIZE: Variable - defined in FIRST rules for each competition.
AWARDS: Scholorships and other prizes.
INFO: http://www.usfirst.org/http://www.innovationfirst.com/

NAME: SPURT (School Projects Using Robot Techniques)
LAST DATE: May 3, 2013
NEXT DATE: May, 2014
LOCATION: University of Rostock, Rostock-Warnemunde, GERMANY
EVENTS: Race on the SPURT track
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: Must fit on track and be less than 20cm broad
AWARDS: See rules
INFO: http://spurt.uni-rostock.de/

NAME: Trinity College Fire Fighting Home Robot Contest
LAST DATE: Apr 6-7, 2013
NEXT DATE: Apr, 2014
LOCATION: Trinity College, Hartford, CT
EVENTS: The goal of the contest is to produce a computer controlled robot
capable of navigating through a mock house, locating a fire, and
extinguishing the flames. Robot with the shortest time wins.
CLASSES: Autonomous
SIZE: 31cm x 31cm x 31cm. Expansion of robot or extension of probes
is not permited at any time. No weight limit.
AWARDS: Cash and non-cash prizes. See rules for distribution.
INFO: http://www.trincoll.edu/events/robot/